Civilian immunity in war / edited by Igor Primoratz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Primoratz, Igor, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Protection of civilians.

War.

War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.

War victims.

Combatants and noncombatants (International law).

Humanitarian law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Civilian Immunity in War', written in collaboration by 11 authors, provides a comprehensive analysis of all main aspects of this subject. It considers the arguments for rejection of civilian immunity and the main theories of the grounds and proper scope of this immunity, both deontological and consequentialist.

Contents:

Contents; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Part I.; 1. Civilian Immunity in War: Its Grounds, Scope, and Weight; 2. Civilians and Soldiers; 3. Civilian Immunity in War: From Augustine to Vattel; 4. Civilian Immunity in War: Legal Aspects; 5. Civilian Immunity, Forcing the Choice, and Collective Responsibility; 6. Collateral Immunity in War and Terrorism; Part II.; 7. Airpower and Non-combatant Immunity: The Road to Dresden; 8. Civilian Immunity in the Precision-Guidance Age; 9. Civilian Immunity in the 'New Wars'; 10. Women, War, and International Law

11. War and the Protection of PropertySelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04371-X

1-281-15482-2

9786611154820

0-19-153744-6

1-4356-1413-5

OCLC:

476240541